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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
8
A small basement fire at the Citizen building occurred Monday when a hot clinker landed in coal dust. Firefighters arrived quickly and contained the blaze before alarming the fire department's response.
Jod and Mrs Harold Quick attend the Mount Ogden Junior High weekend gathering. Principal honors will feature William Young's talk What Is Behind The Spirit of, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday. Linda Cail presided the Literature club meeting at Arlene Turner home. Tina Smedley reviewed Dress Doctor by Edith Head. Receipts exchanged by 17 members and one guest Nannette Croshaw.
Preston Chapter Future Farmers of America marks National FFA Week highlighting Washington as farmer and leader. Members hosted a homecoming float assembly harvest ball and district contest entries with high individual and team placements in Meats Identification. Upcoming events include a Parent and Stake Banquet on March 26 and contests in Farm Mechanics and Crops and Weed Identification and Judging.
A 1971 crop set-aside outline notes a 20 percent diversion for feed grain with a preliminary 32 cent per bushel payment scale and half the farm’s corn base. Wheat payments depend on parity price and market price. wheat loan level is 1.25 dollars per bushel. Sign-up for benefits runs March 1 through April 9, 1971, with initial payments after July 1 and final after December 1.
Mrs. Mary B. Johnson will be honored on her 90th birthday with an open house Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at her home at 148 North State. Family members will host the event to celebrate the milestone.
James Woytke of Preston reported a 2 a m Saturday accident on Highway 91 when his car skidded on ice and rolled twice. Sheriff says the crash caused $1000 damage and Woytke was cited for failure to use due care. About $400 damage occurred to two cars when Jim McGregor, 16, failed to stop near Thatcher post office. McGregor cited for failure to use due care.
Ivo John Sperry, 78, died February 22 in Twin Falls Idaho. Born December 10 1892 in Clifton to John VanLeuvan and Ellen Jessie Maunder Sperry. Survived by his wives Mary Hillman and Muriel LaNennes, and several children.
Ida Sperry, a World War I veteran, dies leaving great grandchildren and sisters Ina Thomas of Salt Lake City Verra Hendricks of Letha Elma Green of Pocatello and Ida Sperry. Funeral services will be held Thursday Feb 25 at 1 p.m. in the Oxford Clifton Ward chapel with Bishop William Winward officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until services.
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